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Our Controls & Automation students are key contributors to our operations. Their passion for technology and appetite for new challenges bring fresh perspectives to continuous improvement initiatives. As a student, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals, build your skills, and gain meaningful automation and controls engineering experience in a dynamic manufacturing environment. If this sounds like your kind of opportunity, read on to learn more.\nWe’re looking for an Automation & Controls Student to join our team. In this role, you’ll gain hands-on experience in a modern manufacturing environment that produces a diverse range of products for customers around the world.\nOur ideal candidate has the following qualifications:\nCurrently enrolled in anElectrical, Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering program.\nPossesses a valid Class 5 Driver’s License prior to the start date.\nExcellent communication skills.\nMechanical aptitude and understanding of electrical machines.\nA passion for technology and programming.\nStrong organizational and analytical skills.\nAbility to work independently and use own resources to find innovative solutions to new problems.\nWe value diversity and know that experience and knowledge comes in many forms. Even if you don't have all the qualifications above, please apply. We would love to hear your story and have you grow with us.\nIn this role you will:\nWork on improvements to automation, controls and visualization.\nBe driven to find solutions and look for ways to improve processes.\nRecommend methods to improve safety, quality, throughput, and uptime\nProvide support to electrical personnel on shift.\n Support industrial programming in an Oriented Strand Board (OSB) mill.\nWork closely with highly experienced Automation and Controls personnel.\nSo, what’s in it for you?\nYou’ll take on an exciting new challenge with supportive team members.\nYou’ll earn a competitive salary. The expected base salary range for this position is$55,000 to $64,000 per year.\nYou’ll grow new skills and gain hands-on, practical experience.\nYou'll work with some of the best and brightest in the industry.\nYou’ll be part of a positive, innovative, and inclusive work environment.\nIf you want to work in a sustainable, future focused industry, there is no better place than Tolko. Our family has been producing innovative forest products for over 65 years. Our focus remains on sustainably managing our forests and our business for upcoming generations. \nWe want YOU to join our family. Come Grow Here! Apply today atwww.tolko.com/careers.\nWant to know what it’s like to work for Tolko? Hear what our employees have to say! \nAbout Slave Lake\nOur Athabasca Division is located two and a half hours northwest of Edmonton, Alberta, close to the town of Slave Lake. Slave Lake is home to over 6,000 people. It’s an active community boasting two ball facilities, a multi-recreation centre, aquatic centre, and over 40 acres of parks and open space to explore. Watch this video to learn more about the community and find out why life is better here. \nAbout the North Okanagan Valley\nThe North Okanagan Valley includes the communities of Vernon, Armstrong, Lavington, Lumby and Lake Country, British Columbia. Surrounded by lakes, these communities provide family-friendly living with lots of amenities, and beautiful weather. Visit one of our local wineries or fine dining restaurants, go boating, hiking, biking, skiing, catch a round of golf, or visit a local market to pick up fresh fruit and produce… whatever your pleasure, you’ll find it here. \nFollow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to stay up to date on Tolko news and job postings.\nTo protect the privacy of your personal information, please ensure that when you apply, you are directed to Tolko’s job board at https://recruiting.ultipro.ca or you are accessing Tolko job opportunities through our website at www.tolko.com/careers.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4153,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Manufacturing","Wood Products & Furniture","Forest Resources"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-10T11:47:12Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":77,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":14,"expected_fill_days":29,"reasons":["conf:2","win:mid","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-11-10T13:52:09Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":45296,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/tolko-automation-controls-student","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/tolko-automation-controls-student.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-10T13:52:09Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":32253,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-11T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2216605},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2216605"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ftolko-automation-controls-student"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ftolko-automation-controls-student"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ftolko-automation-controls-student"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/tolko-automation-controls-student\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ftolko-automation-controls-student"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4013980}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"tolko.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4013980},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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